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Discussion in 'United States' started by Cera, 6 Jan 2022.

  1. Cera

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    I visited the zoo on January 2nd, 2022, unfortunately, the weather was not the most conducive to most of the species (the high was only 45F/8C) so many species were off-exhibit, if they were specified off-exhibit they are marked in bold, species that were on-exhibit, but I personally did not see them are in italics

    EP Water Education Station
    Near the entrance is a small building meant to educate about the climate and water, especially in the Rio Grande
    Bolson tortoise (Outdoor holding yard)
    Madagascar Hissing cockroach
    Mexican redknee tarantula
    Desert Box turtle

    Africa
    Lion
    Meerkat (No outside access)
    Radiated Tortoise
    Reticulated Giraffe, Greater Kudu, Addax
    Grant's zebra, Spur-winged goose, Cape teal
    Red river hog

    Chihuahuan Desert
    Black-tailed prairie dog (accidently skipped this enclosure)
    Baja Penisular Pronghorn, Bolson tortoise (Large mixed enclosure was split with the below species in a separate yard)
    Rio Grande Turkey, Collared peccary
    White-nosed coati
    Montezuma quail
    American kestrel
    Puma
    Jaguar (have two enclosures, split with pumas)
    Greater roadrunner, Burrowing owl, Gambel's quail, Western screech owl
    Mexican wolf
    Thick-billed parrot

    Ranch House
    Montezuma quail (indoor space)
    Black widow
    Unspecified Centruroides scorpion
    Unspecified Aphonopelma tarantula
    Great plains skink
    Western coachwhip
    unlabeled Terrarium

    Americas
    California sea lion
    American Alligator
    Geoffroy's spider monkey
    Galapagos giant tortoise
    Ocelot
    Military macaw and Blue-gold macaw

    Reptile house
    Mexican Beaded lizard
    Mojave sidewinder
    Boa Constrictor (Green crested basilisk and Painted wood turtle were signed, but I saw a BC)
    Hispaniolan green anole
    Taylor's cantil
    Black-tailed rattlesnake
    Yellow Anaconda
    Green and Black poison dart frog with Dyeing dart frog
    Mission golden-eyed frog
    San Esteban chuckwalla
    Guantanamo anole
    Aruba island rattlesnake
    Haitian giant galliwasp
    Grand cayman blue iguana
    Coahuilan box turtle (Outdoor)
    Smokey jungle frog with Mata mata
    Canyon tree frog
    Tiger salamander
    Black-spotted newt
    Mexican milksnake
    Woodhouse's toad
    Banded gila monster
    Eastern collared lizard
    Eastern kingsnake
    Trans-pecos copperhead
    Rosy boa

    South American Pavilion
    Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Green crested basilisk, Saffron finch
    Plush crested jay
    Southern tamandua, White-fronted marmoset
    Golden lion tamarin, Brazilian porcupine
    Rhinoceros iguana
    Cottontop tamarin, Yellow-footed tortoise
    Yellow anaconda
    Amazon tree boa

    Aviary
    Free-flight: Inca tern, red-crested cardinal, Common moorhen, Masked bobwhite, Scarlet ibis, Blue-grey tanager, Venezuelan troupial
    Black-throated magpie-jay, West Indian whistling duck
    Common moorhen, Sora, Masked bobwhite

    Asia
    Asian Elephant
    Koi
    Sumatran orangutan
    Malayan tapir
    Siamang
    Amur leopard
    Lion-tailed macaque
    Hooded crane
    Przewalski's wild horse, White-winged wood duck
    Malayan tiger
    Sun bear

    Nocturnal House
    Tawny frogmouth
    Northern treeshrew
    Pygmy loris
    Prevost's squirrel
    Aviary
    Bali mynah
    Burmese Python

    Free-Flight: Luzon bleeding-heart, Masked lapwing, Indian pygmy goose, Marbled teal, Palawan peacock-pheasant, White-breasted kingfisher, Green-winged dove, Nicobar Pigeon, Bali mynah, Greater malayan chevrotain, Azure-winged starling, Matallic starling
     
  2. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Thanks for the list :) some interesting species in there, like the Montezuma Quail, the anoles, Haitian Giant Galliwasp, the magpie-jay and the lion-tailed macaques.
     
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  3. Cera

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    No problem! I know someone will always find a list like this interesting, I know i do haha. In my opinion there are only two bad enclosures and they are still decent, the Rhinoceros hornbill (which I forgot sorry, they are kept inside the Asian aviary in a separate enclosure) are in a tall but bare aviary with only 3 or 4 branches and a concrete floor, and the Amur leopard, it's a little on the small side, and they also aren't exactly the best subspecies for the environment :p
     
  4. Nile Hippo Expert

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    The zoo has just added Indian Rhinoceros to the Asia section.
     
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